MYSTERY
OF THE NILE: The Epic Story of the First Descent of the World's
Deadliest River
By Richard Bangs and Pasquale Scaturro
Hardcover, 320 pages
$25.95
ISBN: 0-399-15262-8
A thrilling account of the greatest geographical expedition
of our time--the first-ever complete descent of the Blue Nile
river. Based on the Blue Nile expedition featured in Orbita
Max -- MacGillivray Freeman's giant screen film.
Over the past century, many explorers have attempted to run
the magnificent Nile, but none succeeded. At least a dozen men
died trying, and since 1964, three explorers have been shot,
two have drowned, and another simply disappeared. In April 2004,
renowned adventurer Pasquale Scaturro made history when completed
his epic journey down the Blue Nile in 114 days, traveling 3,250
miles by raft, from its source in Ehtiopia to the shores of
Alexandria, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea. He ran
the great river in the face of such obstacles as deadly crocodiles
and hippos, arrests by local militianmen, gunfire by bandits,
violent sandstorms, extreme temperatures, and a bout with malaria.
He details his historic quest here with critically acclaimed
coauthor Richard Bangs in a breathtaking tale that features
a beautiful collection of photographs.
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